StreamShark Live Streaming Platform vs. ViewLift

For internal communications such as Town Halls, StreamShark is a perfect solution. StreamShark provides the necessary security needed for private companies as well as a tried and true viewing experience for the end user.

The platform offers effective features which are designed in a simple manner so that anyone can use it. They have skillful engineers and support engineers. It is suitable for start-ups.

• StreamShark has an excellent live support model, which gives us real-time support on live stream productions. Another feature we like is the Okta SSO integration. This makes it simple to manage access to the videos and streams.
• Our account manager, James Broberg, is an absolute pleasure to work with. He clearly has our goals in mind when he suggests the new features in our bi-weekly meeting.
• Additionally, the StreamShark support team, namely, Yudong, Robert, and Aakanksha drive our requests to completion in a timely manner.
• The look and feel of the GUI is user-friendly.

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• They use AWS MediaConvert as encoding services which is fast and efficient.
• The support excecutives are well trained and responsive.
• The best part is whatever we ask them to do they never say no, they are always ready to accept new challenges.

• Channel support (see YouTube channels).
• More Webinar options, i.e. polls and attendance.
• Better reporting (see Zoom, i.e. advanced attendance logs, attention tracking).

• I think they need to add multiple input and multiple output structures in their encoding services. Example: Suppose you want to add 5.1 audio to your streams and you need multiple audio inputs for that but it can take only one input.
• Improvement required for the search.

The StreamShark Live Streaming Platform's easy-to-use. There are a few features that require learning, but this is expected.

The customer support from StreamShark is exceptional. Always very responsive and quick resolution which is often needed just before an event goes live.

I had been researching different virtual event s and streaming platforms and kept coming up against the same problems. They either couldn't be branded, the signup flow added friction and would have caused drop off, or quality of the stream was poor. It was also important that I was able to get data and analytics from the stream. This meant that embedded YT live was out of the question because embedded YT don't always count the views. StreamShark Live Streaming Platform allowed for a solve for all of these problems.

• This service has positively impacted the organization by allowing larger audiences to receive information and act on said information in a more timely manner. This equates to more productivity around the organization, as initiatives and objectives can be efficiently shared with remote attendees in all of our different office locations.

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• We mostly work on a tight schedule, as a client we get all the support from ViewLift whenever needed.